EVENTS

• JUST BUST! Spoken Word & Hip Hop Open Mic
  5/2/2008 7:00pm workshop / 9:00pm open mic
  First Wave and DJ Pain1 host the last of the livest all-ages set in town. Come for the workshop with the featured artist, sign up to get on the mic, and just bust! This month's feature is Element, a rapper, singer/songwriter, and radio personality based out of Milwaukee.
  Memorial Union Main Lounge (800 Langdon Street)

• Line Breaks: The Remix
  4/22/2008 - 4/25/2008
  • Marc Bamuthi Joseph and an all-star lineup of hip-hop artists and scholars return for 4 days of performances, panels, and discussions. Featuring Jeff Chang, Rafael Casal, Mayda del Valle, & Rennie Harris. Plus Rha Goddess, Davey D, Rokafella, & Jorge 'PopMaster Fabel' Pabon, and more. Includes the First Wave spring showcase on Thursday, April 24 at the Union Theater, hosted by Bamuthi. Part of Hip-Hop as a Movement Week.
  venues across UW campus

• 5th Annual Wisconsin Teen Poetry Slam Finals
  4/12/2008
  The top youth poets from Madison and Milwaukee compete for a chance to represent Wisconsin at the Brave New Voices National Youth Poetry Slam in Washington, DC. Hosted by Baba Israel.
  Orpheum Theater

• JUST BUST! Open Teen Poetry Slam Semifinal & Hip Hop Open Mic
  4/4/2008 7:00pm
  7:00pm Writing Workshop 8:30pm Sign-up starts 9:00pm Teen Slam & Open Mic Special Just Bust: Teen poets, emcees, & storytellers from the Madison area will show their skills on the mic for a chance to perform at the 5th Annual Wisconsin Teen Poetry Slam Finals at the Orpheum on April 12. To register for the slam, email Josh Healey at jghealey@wisc.edu or call 890-1006.
  Memorial Union Main Lounge (800 Langdon Street)